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    <h1>DELHI AT A GLANCE</h1> 
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    <div id="InsideContentLeft" style="background:url(images/info-delhi-place-to-visit.gif) no-repeat;">A metropolis as old as empire and nurture with tender care in the hands of several dynasties. As history unfolds itself, we find Delhi a city of superlative kings and princes, who twisted famous masterpieces like the Qutab Minar, the Diwan-e-Aam and the Pearl Mosque in the Red Fort. No wonder the city's history is indistinguishable with the narration of India and the evidence of this can be marked noticeably as the city is flourished with so many momuments tombs, forts, walls and remains where sightseeing is of great pleasure. 
<ul><li><a href="#JamaMasjid">Jama Masjid</a></li> 
<li><a href="#Nizam-ud-Din">Nizam-ud-Din Shrine</a></li> 
<li><a href="#Bahai">The Bahai Temple</a></li> 
<li><a href="#ISKCON">ISKCON Temple</a></li> 
<li><a href="#LaxmiNarain">Laxmi Narain Temple</a></li> 
<li><a href="#RedFort">Red Fort</a></li> 
<li><a href="#Qutub">Qutub Minar</a></li> 
<li><a href="#IndiaGate">India Gate</a></li> 
<li><a href="#OldFort">Old Fort</a></li> 
<li><a href="#JantarMantar">Jantar Mantar</a></li> 
<li><a href="#HumanyunTomb">Humanyun's Tomb </a></li> 
<li><a href="#SafdarjungTomb">Safdarjung Tomb </a></li> 
<li><a href="#ChhatarpurTemple">Chhatarpur Temple </a></li> 
<li><a href="#RajGhat">Raj Ghat </a></li> 
<li><a href="#RakabGanj">Gurudwara Rakab Ganj </a></li> 
<li><a href="#BanglaSahab">Gurudwara Bangla Sahib</a></li> 
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<h1><a name="JamaMasjid" id="JamaMasjid"></a>.... :: JamaMasjid :: ....</h1> 
A splendid architectural reward by royal leader Shah Jahan, is one of biggest mosques in India completed in 1658, this mosque has three gateways, four angle towers and two minarets. I t is very divine place so before you enter the mosque take precaution to take off your shoes and make sure that you are properly dressed before entering . One can also go to the top of minarets. From here you can have a bird’s eye view of Delhi.
<h1><a name="Nizam-ud-Din" id="Nizam-ud-Din"></a>.... :: Nizam-ud-Din Shrine :: ....</h1> 
One of Delhi's major attractions. The name of this tomb is on the name of famous Sufi saint Nizam-ud-Din Auliya. Inside the premises of this tomb, a tank surrounded by many other historically significant tombs is there. The shrine also has the tomb of Amir Khusru and the grave of princess Jahanara(the daughter of Emperor Shah Jahan). It’s worth visiting the shrine at around sunset on Thursdays, as it is a admired time for adoration, and Qawwali singers start performing after the evening prayers.  
<h1><a name="Bahai" id="Bahai"></a>.... :: The Bahai Temple :: .... </h1> 
Also known as Lotus Temple as it’s structure is in lotus shape.
Completed in 1986,this temple is a set gardens and amidst pools. Adherents of any faith are free to visit the temple and pray or meditate silently as they do in their own religion . The structure is in lotus shape so it often called the lotus temple. The view of the temple is spectacular before dusk when the temple is floodlit. 
<h1><a name="ISKCON" id="ISKCON"></a>.... :: ISKCON Temple :: ....</h1> 
Built by the Hare Rama Hare Krishna cult followers this temple is dedicated to the Lord Krishna. Built on a hillock, this complex is elegantly built and is one of the largest temple complexes in India. 
 
<h1><a name="LaxmiNarain" id="LaxmiNarain"></a>.... :: Laxmi Narain Temple :: ....</h1> 
One of Delhi's major temples and a major tourist attraction. Built by the industrialist G. D. Birla in 1938, this beautiful temple is located in the west of Connaught Place. The temple is dedicated to Laxmi, the goddess of prosperity and good fortune. The temple has well grafted gardens. Popularly known as the Birla Mandir. 
<h1><a name="RedFort" id="RedFort"></a>.... :: Red Fort :: ....</h1> 
Built in 1648, this sprawling fort of red sand stones along the river Yamuna is surrounded by a wall of about 2.4 km in circumference. It was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. after he transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi. The fort has two main entrances, the Delhi Gate and the Lahori Gate facing the famed Chandni Chowk market. The Fort has Diwan-e-Aam, and Diwan-e-Khas where the king would grant audience to the public and would grant audience to important people respectively Adjacent to this is the Rang Mahal, the water cooled Apartment for the royal ladies. A Light and Sound show is held in the evening. 
<h1><a name="Qutub" id="Qutub"></a>.... :: Qutub Minar :: ....</h1> 
It is an Indo-Islamic Architecture, built in 1193 and listed as a “UNESCO” World Heritage Site. With a height of 72.5 metres it is the tallest brick minaret in the world. Its diameter is 4.3 metres(from base) while the top floor have the diameter of 2.75 metres.
Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who is inspired by the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan This first Muslim ruler of Delhi, commenced its construction in 1193, but could only complete its basement. Then in 1368 King Iltutmish, added three more storeys . Firuz Shah Tughluq constructed the fifth and the last storey.
That time, the utility of this building is to call people for prayer.
<h1><a name="IndiaGate" id="IndiaGate"></a>.... :: India Gate :: ....</h1> 
India Gate originally called the All India War Memorial.
India Gate is built in the memory of more than 90,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives during  World War I.
This one of the most famous monuments situated on the Rajpath in New Delhi, India Gate This monument was built by Edwin Lutyens to memorize the Indian soldiers who died in World War . The foundation stone was laid on 10 of February 1921 by the Duke of Connaught and took 10 years for completion. Soldiers who died in this war are inscribed on the walls. Burning under it since 1971 is the Amar Jawan Jyoti (the flame of the immortal warrior), which marks the Unknown Soldier's Tomb. At the top if the Memorial Monument the written quote is:
“To the dead of the Indian armies who fell honoured in France and Flanders Mesopotamia and Persia East Africa Gallipoli and elsewhere in the near and the far-east and in sacred memory also of those whose names are recorded and who fell in India or the north-west frontier and during the Third Afgan War.”
The 42 metre tall India Gate is situated such that many important roads spread out from it. Traffic passing around India Gate used to be continuous till the roads were closed to the public due to terrorist threats. The lawns around Rajpath are thronged by people during the night, when the India Gate is lit up.
<h1><a name="OldFort" id="OldFort"></a>.... :: Old Fort :: ....</h1> 
Old Fort, one of the most famous monuments also known as the Purana Killa. It is the oldest historical site in Delhi. Founder of the Sur Dynasty, Sher Shah Suri constructed it in 16th century. The architecture of this monument is a mixture Mughal,Hindu and Afghan that makes it a popular tourist destination in Delhi. It is also the firat choice of archaeologists. Archaeological evidence says that the historic city of Indraprastha once stood where the Old Fort is today.
 
<h1><a name="JantarMantar" id="JantarMantar"></a>.... :: Jantar Mantar :: ....</h1> 
The Yantra Mandir commonly known as the Jantar Mantar.
It is an equinoctial dial which consist a gigantic triangular gnomon with the hypotenuse parallel to the Earth's axis. On either side of the gnomon is a quadrant of a circle, parallel to the plane of the equator. The instrument is intended to measure the time of day, correct to half a second, and declination of the Sun and the other heavenly bodies.
Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur constructed four Jantar Mantar:Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain and Varanasi.
 
<h1><a name="HumanyunTomb" id="HumanyunTomb"></a>.... :: Humanyun's Tomb  :: ....</h1> 
Humayun's tomb is located in Nizamuddin East, New Delhi. It is a complex of buildings of Mughal architecture. In time of Slave Dynasty this land was under the KiloKheri Fort which was capital of Sultan Kequbad S/o Nasiruddin. The complex is a World Heritage Site and the first example of Mughal architecture in India. Another one is -Taj Mahal which is also the same style of mausoleum.
By the order of Hamida Banu Begum,widow of Humayun this tomb was started in 1562. It took 8 years to complete.
 
<h1><a name="SafdarjngTomb" id="SafdarjungTomb"></a>.... :: Safdarjung Tomb :: ....</h1> 
Marble mausoleum with garden is what the tomb of Safdarjung. In 1754, its foundation was started and this garden is totally dipped with the style of Mughal architecture. This style of gardening is known as the Mughal gardens style.
<h1><a name="ChhatarpurTemple" id="ChhatarpurTemple"></a>.... :: Chhatarpur Temple :: ....</h1> 
<h1><a name="RajGhat" id="RajGhat"></a>.... :: Raj Ghat :: ....</h1> 
Hē Ram (literally 'O' Ram')…believed to be the last words uttered by Gandhi. This memorial has the epitaph of Hey Ram.
A memorial to Mahatma Gandhi.  Is a very simple platform constructed with black marble that marks the spot of his cremation on 31 January 1948. It is left open to the endless sky with eternel flame on the another end.
It is situated at Delhi on the banks of the river Yamuna. At the Raj Ghat, it has become customary for foreign dignitaries visiting India to pay their respects to Gandhi. As a sign of respect, visitors are required to remove footwear before approaching the memorial. Every friday, a commemorative ceremony is held, to mark the day on which Gandhi died. On Gandhi's birth and death anniversaries prayer sessions are held at the Raj Ghat. His grandson Sanjay Gandhi's samadhi is adjacent to it.
 
<h1><a name="Shantivan" id="Shantivan"></a>.... :: Shantivan :: ....</h1> 
Shantivan (meaning the forest of peace)  is the samadhi of Jawaharlal Nehru and it is in the north of the Raj Ghat. The area has a beautiful park adorned with trees planted by visiting dignitaries and heads of state.
 
<h1><a name="RakabGanj" id="RakabGanj"></a>.... :: Gurudwara Rakab Ganj :: ....</h1> 
Built in 1732 by Lakhi Banjara, the aficionado who performed the last cremation of the martyred Guru Teg Bahadur.
It is positioned at the Pant Road  facing the Parliament House. 
 
<h1><a name="BanglaSahib" id="BanglaSahib"></a>.... :: Gurudwara Bangla Sahib :: ....</h1> 
This Gurudwara is situated in Cannaught Place area. It is to be found on the east side crossroads of Ashok Road and Baba Kharag Singh Marg. Formerly this place was the haveli of Mirza Raja Jai Singh, consequently the name Bangla Sahib. It's original name was Jaisinghpura Palace .
 
 
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